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The network said the host of SportsCenter violated social media guidelines when she weighed in on the controversy around NFL players kneeling during the national anthem.

Tittle, a great quarterback at LSU and later in the NFL, has died. While he never won a championship, Tittle was the first pro football player to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

An offended Vice President Pence left a football game between the Colts and the San Francisco 49ers and condemned kneeling players, saying he would not "dignify" the event.

A research study of more than 400 Americans found that more than 40 percent support the president's criticism of protests by NFL players and coaches during the national anthem.

Sessions said the government can't tell you what to think or say, but NFL players shouldn't denigrate national symbols.

President Trump defended his administration's response to hurricane damage in Puerto Rico and said he was not preoccupied by his public feud with NFL players who kneel during the national anthem.

After the president retweeted a photo of the late NFL player-turned Army Ranger with the hashtags #StandForOurAnthem and #BoycottNFL, Marie Tillman said his service "should never be politicized."

After the president said those who kneel during the anthem should be fired, protests rippled throughout the NFL this week. Teams mostly stood by their players.

President Trump says his calling for the firing of NFL players who don't stand for the national anthem isn't about race. But the protests are about racial justice, which has a long history in sports.

President Trump said kneeling during the national anthem is unpatriotic and those refusing to stand should be fired. On Sunday, players sat, knelt or locked arms with teammates during the anthem.